a.
The first letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Meaning & usage
The first letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Where this word comes from
From Latin a, from Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), likely through the Etruscan language, from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓃾, representing the head of an ox.
an are, a unit of area one hundredth of a hectare; ares
Where this word comes from
Abbreviation of ar (“are”).
she
it, she
her; object form of hun (=she)
it, her
she, her
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse hana (“her”), accusative form of hón (“she”), from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*hān-), from a prefixed form of Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one; some”), from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one; single”).
from, of
Where this word comes from
From Latin ā (“from, away from, out of”), alternative form of ab (“from, away from, out of, down from”).
atto-, prefix for 10⁻¹⁸ in the International System of Units.
Where this word comes from
Abbreviation of atto- (“atto-”).
the letter a, the first letter of the Norwegian alphabet
fra A til B
fra A til Å
indicates the first or best entry of a list, order or rank
oppgang A
blodgruppe A
the highest grade in a school or university using the A-F scale
få A til eksamen
designation of the sixth note from C and the corresponding tone
A-dur
A-moll
symbol for ampere
symbol for nucleon number
symbol for avance
symbol for anno
short form of atom-
a-bombe
Where this word comes from
From Latin a, from Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), likely through the Etruscan language, from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓃾, representing the head of an ox.
from, of, with
weak form of av (of)
Where this word comes from
From Italian a (“in, at, to”).
expression of anger or sorrow, especially with a personal pronoun
Where this word comes from
Mostly likely from Norwegian ad (“against, on”), from Danish ad (“by, at”), from Old Danish at, from Old Norse at (“at, to”), from Proto-Germanic *at (“at, toward, to”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“to, at”).
expression of surprise or horror
a, for noe tøv!
expression of admiration or happiness
a, det gjorde godt!
used with the words yes and no to give a sense of impatience or rejection
a jo, men hold nå fred!
Where this word comes from
From Danish ah (“oh”), likely from German ach (“oh”), from Middle High German ach, from Old High German ah. Also see ah and akk.
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